. >> in an interview with the cbs affiliate in san francisco, senate intelligence committee chairman, dianne feinstein, appeared to blame the obama administration shifting account of the benghazi murders on the natio nation's top spy. >> i think what happened the director of national intelligence which we call the dni, who is a very good individual, former head of the defense intelligence agency, general jim clapper. put out some speaking points on the initial intelligence assessment. that was possibly a mistake. >> since 9/11, director clapper remained silent. however, on september 28, clapper spokesman sean turner issued a state in the his own name acknowledging only that the intelligence community at some unspecified point revived the assessment. privately intelligence veterans complain of being thrown under the bus. >> when people in consulate saw armed men attacking, there were no protesters. why did it go on? >> we were told by intelligence committee. >> kerry, the long island resident whose question about benghazi provoked intense exchange between president obama, mitt romney a